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A crease on the spine. Some minor edge wear. Cracked in the middle, but not loose. Soft Cover. Illustrated Cover art! Second Edition By Publisher. The characters of this unforgettable story are portrayed by one of the finest casts ever assembled. Cover creasing; scuffing. Published by Berlin : Dietz, 4. Auflage, Initially, I felt compelled to endure this work. The images of Roman culture, the crucifixions, the utter disregard for human life, and the inherent amorality of the characters introduced in the fir This is the second book that our new classics book club will take on.

The images of Roman culture, the crucifixions, the utter disregard for human life, and the inherent amorality of the characters introduced in the first chapters was appalling. At some point however, I was gripped by the plight of the Roman slaves and the story of Spartacus within the much larger and perhaps more significant context of the political and social climate of the Roman Empire.

I hope to add more later, but for now I have loaned my copy of the book out. I plan to add a brief discussion of specific Roman abuses that penetrate our own society. As well as a brief indictment of the author's naive longing for a Marxist type utopia. Is there a grand solution for human nature? Feb 07, Tifnie rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: to anyone interested in history and folklore.

Shelves: historical-fiction. No wonder the story of Spartacus has lived on throughout the ages. He was a true hero who rose out of nothing and returned to nothing, but never lost sight of his role, his hope, his courage, and his love. Spartacus, a Thracian who was purchased out of a mining slavery to became a Gladiator under the rule of Lentulus Batiatus who ran a school and provided the entertainment of Gladiators for all of Rome.

During one such entertainment, it became apparent to Spartacus what he must do. Since the Glad No wonder the story of Spartacus has lived on throughout the ages. Since the Gladiators respected him, he started a slavery revolt.

This revolt started with gladiators and grew to more than 20, slaves from surrounded areas which included women and children. The story talks of the love for Spartacus and his vision of a new Rome, a Rome of equality. The rise and fall of Spartacus. It also told the story of the Roman politicans who hated him not only because of this uprising but because of what he represented Spartacus was a "people's hero".

He gave hope for the common man. This is amazing! It is told mainly in flashback, after Spartacus is dead. And, even more amazing, nobody really has direct connection to Spartacus.

All the flashbacks come from people who have heard this or have talked to this person about him. However, the book is equally as well done as the movie, even though there is very little that is a resemblance between the two. There are some similar plot lines, and I won't give any spoilers here.

I do further admire Kirk Douglas however. Only did he dr This is amazing! Only did he draw from material originally published by a blacklisted writer, he also used Dalton Trumbull, another blacklisted author, to write his script. Well worth the read Wonderful way to blur the lines between History and fiction Spartacus is a powerful novel of ancient slave society with rich meaning for the liberation struggle of our day.

It is brilliantly written, and in certain sections probably represents the high point in the development of Howard Fast's superb craftsmanship. Spartacus himself, introduced as a slave, and then as a gladiator, working his way towards open revolt, a human being who others might follow in a desperate bid for freedom.

The story of Spartacus and his army of slave warriors will remembered Spartacus is a powerful novel of ancient slave society with rich meaning for the liberation struggle of our day. The story of Spartacus and his army of slave warriors will remembered as one of the great epics of history.

As long as men labored, and other men took and used the fruit of those who labored, the name of Spartacus would be remembered Nov 03, Vicki Cline rated it it was ok Shelves: roman-fiction. The portrayal of gladiators' lives was interesting, but the depictions of Cicero and Crassus weren't very believable, especially after having read the Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCullough. I wonder if I would have felt differently toward this book if I hadn't read that series. Feb 02, sultan rated it really liked it Shelves: historical-fiction , I know you think Spartacus is something more than a man.

He isn't. If he were, then he wouldn't be any good at all. There is no great mystery about Spartacus. Aug 11, Patrick Reasonover rated it did not like it. I decided to check out some fiction written about the period. This book popped up and I listened to it on audible. I would not recommend it. So I was looking for a re-imagining of the Roman world by an author with modern research at his finger tips I recently completed Dan Carlin's Death of the Republic series as a part of his Hardcore History podcast.

So I was looking for a re-imagining of the Roman world by an author with modern research at his finger tips so that I might be taken there to enjoy an immersive, rich narrative. There is little detail of Roman life included in the descriptive passages of the novel, with rare exception.

It reads more like an epistolary novel, and a poor one at that, since as far as I can tell literally nothing happens throughout the entire book. We hear conversations in baths, conversations in wagons, conversations in houses, conversations about things that actually happened, but we do not get to see what actually happened or be with Spartacus and his followers. It is a hearsay novel in which the primary characters basically do nothing.

This is very convenient device when your goal is not to honestly portray a human experience, but to manipulate your readers, telling them only what you want them to hear. This novel is really a piece of political propaganda, and it is not even good political propaganda. Fast commits a major historical fiction sin, in my opinion, by putting his own words and intent into the mouth of Spartacus. There is no historical evidence as far as I have read that indicates why Spartacus led the revolt or what was his intent was other than what one might imagine as a desire to be free from slavery.

It would have been an excellent subject for a book to meditate upon that and attempt to honestly reconstruct what could have been using research and context, but this is not Fast's intent. Personally, I find it highly unlikely that Spartacus anticipated Marx by more than a thousand years in his demand that a new society be constructed without private property, resolving the Hegelian Master Slave dichotomy in a proletarian paradise on earth.

If he did come to such a view, we are not allowed to see how he arrived at it. Of course, Fast doesn't seem to think this is important as he doesn't care how he arrived at it, only that the audience unconsciously adopted the ideas. Fast even puts in Spartacus' mouth well not actually his mouth since it is described by someone else who wasn't there when he supposedly said it a reference to an ahistorical Rousseau-inspired past in which all people were equal and shared everything and there was peace and love and harmony.

If this is one's view, that is fine, but to stick it into the mouth of someone who was a real person living under the conditions that a man like Spartacus must suffered under is incredibly disrespectful to the subject of the novel. One might say it is a rather "tyrannical" thing to manipulate the audience by subverting the actual experiences of a historical character for propaganda purposes, especially considering that this is purportedly a novel of critical of tyranny.

I say more, but there isn't much else to add. If I were to sum up my reaction, my hat is off to Fast for somehow finding a way to make Spartacus boring. Jul 20, Thomas rated it liked it. General Overview Less a story of Spartacus and more one of the political message around this historical figure, I did not enjoy this book as much as I hoped to.

Style Mr Howard Fast is a competent author with a good fictional style. His writing in this way takes no dramatic steps or directions, but is very competently delivered.

Told from a selection of view points the book offers an exciting portrail of Rome and the events at the time. It is colorfully delivered thanks to the efforts of the author General Overview Less a story of Spartacus and more one of the political message around this historical figure, I did not enjoy this book as much as I hoped to. It is colorfully delivered thanks to the efforts of the author. Story This book titled after its supposed protagonist, doesn't feel like a book about Spartacus really.

There are a few chapters told from his point of view. Most however are told after his death, with the crucifixion of his allies and fellow slaves, or from others points of view when he was alive. It does however make it feel less a story about the man, and more a political essay masquerading as a novel. The dialogue, the internal monologues, it all just adds to this image. That's by no means a bad thing, but it was not what I was expecting when I picked up this book.

This book is a story of a political message. Of freedom, justice, and the rights of man. Very important and worthwhile, but less about Spartacus.

Final Thoughts An ok book that takes no chances. Dec 06, Nancy rated it really liked it. I know a bit more now about the late Roman Republic and some of the characters who appear in both the book and the old film so it's an entirely different experience from the one I had in my high school senior year.

The book portrays a shadowy Spartacus almost entirely 4- I saw this classic as the blockbuster movie when it was first released and am watching it again after listening to the audiobook. The book portrays a shadowy Spartacus almost entirely through the eyes of others: his wife, his compatriots, the slaves he led, and the Romans who both feared and respected him. We have little concrete historical information about this man who lived more than years ago, so Howard Fast presents him as a semi-mythical character, one who represents the Utopian leader of a society where people were free and lived as equals.

Even knowing that the slave army was doomed, I cheered them on, imperfections and all. Although accused by some of being Marxist propaganda, I do not view it through that lens. I enjoyed both the book and the old movie. They portrayed the glory and fatal flaws of ancient Roman society, a civilization so uncannily similar to our own. We no longer have actual legal slaves, but far too many of our citizens presently live in abject poverty and hopelessness.

Perhaps this tale of Spartacus can teach us something of value and motivate us to better choices resulting in benefit for everyone. There is so much to unpack in this story that I doubt I've even thought through it all yet. The basic story narrative is excellent, with compelling characters and descriptions that completely drew me in. The politics and philosophy were chillingly accurate at times, and I had to pause and think over what was being said.

I do want to watch the film, but I'm sure it won't have nearly the gravity of the book, as usually happens. Even more poignant than the depictions of slavery and the gladiators w There is so much to unpack in this story that I doubt I've even thought through it all yet. Spartacus begins with three young Roman patricians - Caius, his sister Helena and her friend Claudia, beginning a journey from Rome to Capua along the Via Appia a few weeks after the final suppression of the slave revolt.

Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in It was originally published in by the author himself, after being turned down by every mainstream publisher of the day because of Fast's blacklisting for his Communist Party sympathies. FREE shipping on qualifying offers. Average delivery time : 15 days to North America, 21 days to South America. Flip to back Flip to front. Home Browse Books Book details, Spartacus. Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in 71 BC, is well known.

Howard Fast was born on November 11, in Manhattan During his lifetime, he wrote more than 80 books, including. Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in 71 BC, is well known today because of the movie starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier.

Howard Fast was born on November 11, in Manhattan. At the age of 17, he sold his first story to Amazing Stories magazine. He won the Stalin International Peace Prize in We are gladiators, answered Spartacus. Do you have a heart of stone?. You can read book Spartacus by Howard Fast in our library for absolutely free. It was originally published in by Fast himself, after being turned down by every mainstream publisher of the day because of Fast's blacklisting for his Communist Party sympathies.

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